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I recently got into FPV too, and went with the analog Meteor75. One thing to keep in mind is that when you choose a VTX system, there's quite a bit of lock-in because goggles/VRXs are so expensive. I'm kind of questioning my choice of going with analog. The video quality is like a an old VHS tape, which I guess I should've expected. The resolution and static/interference makes it so I often can't see small bare limbs or power lines, causing crashes. If you plan on using your analog link to take pics and videos, you may be disappointing by the quality. Though if you get a bigger drone in the future, you can mount a gopro or whatever on it in the for that.
From my research, 1) DJI is considered the best, but if you live in the US, there's a lot of uncertainty if DJI systems will be available in the future. 2) Walksnail Avatar is the closest in quality to DJI, but the latency/lag is variable, depending on signal strength, which can make it hard to control the drone, 3) HDZero is very close to analog, showing static/"sparkles" when signal gets weak instead of blurring/variable latency. 4) there are new systems like the Walksnail Ascent/BetaFPV P1 which seem to be using similar hardware (but are incompatible), that are much cheaper than HDZero and Walksnail, but they don't appear to be as good as any of those, and because they're new, who knows how long they'll be around. 5) there's development in OpenIPC systems going on, but all the plug-and-play hardware isn't really usable yet.
Anyways, FPV is funner than I even thought it'd be. I enjoy "racing" around my yard, hitting tight gaps, doing flips, split-s, power-loops, etc.
As the other commenter said, the main difference between the types is the motor kv (speed) and props. I'd probably get the most aggressive one (Champion), since you could just not fly as aggressively if you wanted, but have the option to fly a little more aggressively.
I haven’t considered goggles at all. Or which drone to buy later on. I have an old Holystone that can take pics and video and I’ll be flying that for a while first. It’s really more about the skill for me and then filming the property for fun.
The Air75 I thought would be just a fun and cheap step between sim and the Holystone until I am skilled enough and it’s summer (I am in Canada, winters are long).
Ah, ok. Line-of-sight flying and FPV flying are two different skills (line of sight being arguably harder) that don't really transfer much to one another.